Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49531 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in loop: implement ->free_disk. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626 <aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a || >=73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626 <d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9 | aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a, d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.22 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 26, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: loop: implement ->free_disk Ensure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private data is valid until the gendisk is freed. Currently the loop driver uses a lot of effort to make sure a device is not freed when it is still in use, but to to fix a potential deadlock this will be relaxed a bit soon.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49531 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in loop: implement ->free_disk. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626 <aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a || >=73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626 <d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9 | aadd1443aae7fe8956e3b11157827067f034406a, d2c7f56f8b5256d57f9e3fc7794c31361d43bdd9 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.22 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 26, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: loop: implement ->free_disk Ensure that the lo_device which is stored in the gendisk private data is valid until the gendisk is freed. Currently the loop driver uses a lot of effort to make sure a device is not freed when it is still in use, but to to fix a potential deadlock this will be relaxed a bit soon.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.